The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-06-25

| Sarah Jamison, colored, who lives on Fail
Oaks Farm, Hillen road, sent curiosity to TIL
UNION office this week in the shape of a double
| egg connected by ligament about sixteenth o.
| an inch thick and strong enough to bear the
weight of both eggs. The yellow of the egg wal
| in one she'll and the white in the other.
| Mr.. Sarah R. Jackins, wife of Mr.. Joseph
| Jackins a we'll known citizen of the 9th district
| died at her residence, Mount Washington, on
Thursday morning, after a lingering illness, in
the Gath year of her age. She was q good wife
and kind and indulgent mother, and was highly
| esteemed for her many christian virtues.
| The M. E. Church at Waverly celebrated
Children's Day on Sunday last. Several ad-
dresses were delivered and the services were of q
| very interesting character. Rev. Geo. c. Bacon
| is pastor of the church, and Mr.. Joseph A. Boil
giano is superintendent of the Sunday school,
which numbers over three hundred children.
Mr.. G. 0. Wilson sent fine herd of Hol-
stein. Friesian cattle to his farm "Riverbank," "
| near Loeb Raven, on Tuesday. These, in add.
ton to those already at his farm, will give him
strong herd of this very popular strain. Mr..
Wilson's efforts to improve the horses and cattle
of Baltimore county are very commendable.
In another week most farmers will be in
the midst of wheat harvest, but the outlook for
the crop is not encouraging and for many the yield
will perhaps be not more than half what they
could reasonably expect. This, considering the
scant prices now prevailing, is particularly unfor
tunate and will bear heavily upon many farmers.
The Grand Jury, before its adjournment on
Monday, presented its foreman, Col. Walter S.
Franklin, with a handsome gold-headed cane, Mr..
F; L: Morling making the presentation speech.
The Col. was taken completely by surprise, as he
had no intimaton of what was coming, and it was
some time before be could find words to thank his
felow-members.
The Towson Guards, Capt. Chas. B. Nc
Clean, will celebrate the 4th of July with full
dress parade, to be followed by dance at the
company's large pavilion in Chew's woods, ad-
joining the east side of the town. "A fine orches-
ira will be in attendance and pleasant time may
be expected by those who favor the company with
their presence.
Mr.. John @. A. Jones, of the Baltimore
bar, while on his way from Baltimore to Glenarm,
Maryland Central railroad, by the $50 train on
Saturday evening last, lost his pocket-book, con-
tanning $S5 and lot of papers. As the lost
property has not been restored the natural con-
cusion is that there was at least one dishonest
person on that train.
We have said heretofore that the May
Grand Jury was working body, and in proof Of
which it is only Necessary to say that in the twen
ty-fve days of their session they examined S03
witnesses in the 214 cases which were before them
found 123 presentments and 102 true bills; ig-
nored 20 cases, dismissed go and released persons
from Jail. This is q record that the jurymen can
well fell proud Of
"A tournament will be held at Calverton,
Monday, July 4th, which promises to be a most
pleasant affair. Four prizes will be awarded to
the successful knights, and the fitting will COM
mence at 3 p. IN. Those desiring to ride can adj
dress Mr. ]. A. Rohr, Calverton, Baltimore coun-
ty. The proceeds of the tournament will be for
the benefit of the pastors residence of st. Ed
wards Catholic Church.
Inquiries are frequently made why the time
tables of the Maryland Central railroad are not
published in The UNION, as formerly. The ques-
ton can be answered in very few words: The
receivers wanted US to give them the benefit of our
advertising columns free, and we don't do business
that way. If you continue to miss the trains, as
you have been doing, you can place the blame on
those who are responsible for your trouble.
The foretaste of summer that we have ex-
perienced in the last ten days has been such to
make the present June a memorable one. The
thermometer has gone above 80 degrees, and the
humidity of the atmosphere has made it particu-
Iarly oppressive. Some sections of the county
have been visited by heavy thunder showers,
while others have not had enough rain to lay the
dust, and vegetation is showing the need of mois-
ture.
An old man calling himself Prof. VIM. Car
penter was in Towsontown this week selling book,
written by himself, in which he undertakes to
prove that the world is not round, and he stoutly
maintains that it is not. He was not like the new
tedcHer III tue upper Gnu vi ILLS cOuuty1 WIN,
when asked by one of the school trustees whether
he thought the world was round or fiat, replied
"Well, I'll teach her round or fiat, just as you
please; it don't mako any difference to me-"
-Towsontowns dog nuisance still continues,
with no present prospect of putting an end to it.
1t would indeed be blessing if the town could be
rid of large number of its worthless, snarling,
barking ours and the man who will undertake the
work will receive the thanks of the community.
During warm summer nights, when bedroom
windows are left open, the nuisance becomes al
most unbearable, particularly to nervous or rest
less persons or those who sick, and in the in
terest of suffering humanity we should like to see
the crusade against these brutos commenced at
once.
The second train down on the Maryland
Central road last Monday morning was one hour
late caused by an accident to the engine. There
were a number of people waiting at the Towson-
town station all this time and as there were not
seats enough to accommodate half of them, they
were either obliged to stand or 90 off some dis
lance and sit on the ground under the trees. What
better argument does the company want than this
to show that the accommodations at this station
not only inadequate, but utterly miserable?
1t is outrage the patrons of the road to treat
them in this manner, and the receivers deserve
all the blame they get.
Gainesville Short Line.-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders Of this road was held at
Catonsville on Tuesday evening. The president,